As foolish as I can be, Lord,I'm keen enough to know how much I needthe gift of wisdom...

Teach me to desire Wisdom, Lord, that I might seek her and find her,that one day I might come to love her just for who she is... Teach me to keep watch for her, to keep a quiet vigil in my mind and heart, in my prayer,that I might hear her when she comes, making her rounds, when she knocks upon my door to visit me in all my confusion, in all my foolishness, in all the ways I need her counsel and advice...Help me prefer Wisdom to my own desire to be right;help me choose Wisdom above my proud and jealous ways;help me follow Wisdom lest I chase down wealth and power;help me long for Wisdom as companion for my soul;help me consult with Wisdom to shape all my decisions;help me seek out Wisdom as the measure of my choices...Be generous with your Wisdom, Lord,
and in these short, dark December days
let her light shine full upon my path that I might walk at her direction, wherever she may lead me...

Let Wisdom's light illumine my path that I might learn how much I need her, how much she has to teach me, and all the ways that she might guide me...

Let her bring order to my chaos,
faith to answer doubt, reason to my foolishness
and truth to keep me in your grace...

Let her touch my mind and heart
with your kind counsel, with knowledge of your ways,
with the strength your Spirit offers and with insight pure and clear...

Let Wisdom be my best companion, the star that leads me faithfully to you;let her company be my joy, my peace and all she teaches be the word by which I live...

In the quiet of my prayer, Lord, help me humbly recognize my foolishness, the haste of my decisions, the waste of what I know to be what's true and just and noble...

In the stillness, Lord, attune my mind and heart to Wisdom's voice and to the ways she penetrates my soul's desires...

Let her come to me in prayer, Lord: give me the grace to open at her knock and to welcome in her many gifts; let Wisdom be my soul mate, the queen of all my thoughts, the crown upon my heart and the light upon my path... To ponder and pray over...

What foolishness in my life begs for Wisdom's grace?What unwise choices and decisions have I made and how might they have been different, if wiser?Were Wisdom to visit me today, would I welcome her presence and what she has to teach me?How most, today, am I in need of Wisdom?

What will I ask of the Lord today? From this prayer time, what word or phrase will I keep with me to carry through the rest of my day?

(After you spend some time with these questions,

pray the reflection above one more time...)

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